first stab
Example Sentences
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Now a 10-year-old but a former winner of the Betfred Bowl at this meeting and he deserves this first stab at the race.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The executive oversees daily operations for the county and takes the first stab at drafting the roughly $46-billion annual budget.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024
Jenkins will therefore take the first stab at drawing new lines for the district that Latimer is running in.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2023
The launch was clearly a first stab at a service as it lacked the bells and whistles of Twitter.
From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023
Sharp was her pain, poor girl; but she was not angry, and after her first stab of disappointment her courage rose.
From The Laurel Bush by Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock
